BALLARAT EAST HOUSE BY PORTER ARCHITECTS

One of the first things Nathan Porter of Porter Architects tells me about this project is that the main goal was to have “a clear, organized plan.” He also mentions a love of Robin Boyd’s clear and ideas-driven planning. The often quoted but seldom achieved goal of architectural “simplicity” was in the back of my mind as we walked through the house. However, it quickly became evident that Porter Architects had indeed succeeded in creating a plan with distinct clarity. The simplicity comes from the division of the house into four zones: two flanking pavilions, one public and one private; a transitional entry piece